Want to make a better connection with your community members? Make sure you’re speaking their language (literally!) During the Open Arms Challenge, participants made big strides in understanding the demographics of their community members. Many organizations worked to translate their most popular resources into another language commonly used in their community. Below are a few… Learn More

Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. Holiday promotion ideas for your animal organization  With the fall season in full swing and winter right around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about what promotions or marketing campaigns your organization will try out to engage your community, find… Learn More

With the fall season in full swing and winter right around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about what promotions or marketing campaigns your organization will try out to engage your community, find fosters/adopters, keep pets in homes, and raise funds around the holiday season. That’s why the final resource drive of 2022 on… Learn More

Yesterday, Maddie’s Fund® gave 10 organizations a $1,000 grant for attending the October Weekly Community Conversations! A total of $10,000 in grants was given to 10 people chosen at random. These 10 people won a grant for their organization: Megan Alexander, Pit Bull Rescue Central, (Lee’s Summit, MO) Jen Coody​, Animal Mission (Columbia, SC) Jordan… Learn More

Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. Donating pet food is just one way to #BeAHelper We recently shared the new public service announcement (PSA) campaign, “Pets and People Together,” that aims to inspire pet lovers everywhere to #BeAHelper. The message of the campaign comes from the understanding… Learn More

Join Dr. Lisa Gunter, PhD, CBCC-KA, Assistant Professor, Coastal Carolina University on Thursday, November 3rd at 12:00PM PT/3:00PM ET for a Maddie’s® Insights webcast on foster recruitment, trial adoption programs, caregiving practices, and behavioral support that can be utilized in our post-pandemic world. “Emergency fostering during the pandemic; Takeaways for a post-pandemic world,” will run… Learn More

Happy Halloween! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. San Francisco SPCA announces new workforce development program, #ThanksToMaddie The San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SF SCPA) is offering a three-month paid Community Medicine Education Training (CoMET) program. In partnership with Young Community Developers (YCD), this… Learn More

 The San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SF SCPA) is offering a three-month paid Community Medicine Education Training (CoMET) program. In partnership with Young Community Developers (YCD), this program is designed to reduce the barriers to entry for the animal well-being field while also supporting the SF SPCA’s broader efforts to… Learn More

Are you part of Maddie’s® Pet Forum yet? Or are you a member but haven’t logged on in a while? Either way, we hope you’re taking full advantage of this free resource to for the animal well-being field. During our most recent user-survey, we asked people what they like most about Maddie’s® Pet Forum. Below… Learn More

Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. Catch up with the Return to Home Challenge on social media There’s just 11 more days left in Return to Home Challenge, and we are loving what we are seeing on social media! Don’t forget to use the hashtag #ReturnToHomeChallenge when… Learn More